Lionel Messi produced another piece of brilliance, bending a free kick into the net from an almost impossible angle near the edge of the pitch to pull Inter Miami level at 1–1 against the Columbus Crew.

Inter Miami travel to Columbus to take on the Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field on Sunday, September 27, 2026, for Matchday 28 of the 2026 MLS regular season. Here is all the information you need to watch the match live in the United States.

Lionel Messi remains available for Inter Miami's clash with Columbus Crew before departing for Argentina's farewell match against Benin.

The 39-year-old remains among the leading names in the 2026 Ballon d’Or conversation after another productive season for club and country, but his relationship with the individual prize appears to have changed considerably over the years.

Lionel Messi has added another remarkable achievement to his growing MLS legacy, putting his name alongside Denis Bouanga in a statistical club that contains only two players.

Inter Miami will be without seven players on national team duty for their clash with Columbus Crew, on top of an already thin squad due to injuries, though Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul will still be available.

Lionel Messi scored his 75th career free-kick in Inter Miami's draw with San Diego FC, moving into outright second place on the all-time list and just four goals shy of the record.

Capitalizing on a blunder by the San Diego FC goalkeeper, Lionel Messi scored the equalizer for Inter Miami, netting his 101st goal with the Herons.

Inter Miami host San Diego FC at Nu Stadium on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in a 2026 MLS regular-season matchup. Here is all the information you need to watch the match live in the United States.

Lionel Messi will start for Inter Miami against a struggling San Diego FC side on Sunday, fresh off lifting the Campeones Cup.

By needing 115 games to score 100 goals at Inter Miami, questions rose on how many games Lionel Messi had to go through to reach that same landmark with FC Barcelona and Argentina.

Fresh off winning the Campeones Cup, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami still have two more titles in their sights before 2026 wraps up.

Lionel Messi's 100th Inter Miami goal set a new MLS all-time record as the fastest player to reach 100 goals with a single club across all competitions.

Lionel Messi was chosen as the winner of the 2026 Ballon d'Or for his Inter Miami and Argentina teammate Rodrigo De Paul due to an specific reason.

Lionel Messi appeared to give MLS commissioner Don Garber the cold shoulder during Inter Miami's Campeones Cup celebration.